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Javier E Trujillo reviews the third issue of Dynamite’s newest James Bond thriller, 007!

You Only Live Twice takes readers on a journey through the exotic culinary culture of Japan, with a wide range of food and drink that help make the story come alive. Ian Fleming’s twelfth James Bond opens with James Bond drinking saké at a Geisha party in Japan. The party has been arranged in his […]

Javier E Trujillo reviews the second issue of Dynamite’s newest James Bond thriller, 007!

Javier E Trujillo reviews the first issue of Dynamite’s newest James Bond thriller, 007!

A hub for articles on the locations appearing in the books and films. As well as fast cars, glamourous women, high stakes gambling and vodka martinis James Bond is synonymous with exotic locations. It’s unsurprising really as Ian Fleming was well travelled and owned a villa in Jamaica, Goldeneye,  where he wrote the books. On […]

Below you can find links to all Eon Productions’ James Bond films in order of release. From there you can explore each film in more detail, including soundtrack info and locations. For details of the Bond movies produced independently from Eon, we also have a page on non-Eon Bond films. When you sign up for […]

Reading the James Bond books in order of publication demonstrates an evolution of the character over the series. The world of spy thrillers would not be complete without the iconic character of James Bond. Ian Fleming said he started writing Casino Royale, the first of the James Bond books, in order to take his mind […]

Ardent Bond fan Julian Gale gives his verdict on the October 4 event at The Royal Albert Hall. From the moment Shirley Bassey walked on stage at The Royal Albert Hall to a standing ovation I knew this was going to be a great evening, one of glitz and glamour far away from the predictable […]

When Ian Fleming sat down to write the “spy story to end all spy stories”, little could the James Bond writer have imagined the resulting phenomenon.  After it was published in Britain in 1953 Ian Fleming sometimes ungraciously joked that he started writing Casino Royale as a distraction from his imminent wedding. In truth he […]

Last Saturday Bill Koenig of The Spy Command joined me to reflect on 60 years of Big Screen Bond. We discussed our personal experiences of the Bond films over the years – first Bond film, favourite film and highlights in this 35 minutes video. You can find Bill at The Spy Command ​and on Twitter at […]